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as in contribution
a gift of money or its equivalent to a charity, humanitarian cause, or public institution
a generous donation to the orphanage from an anonymous benefactor
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as in gift
something given to someone without expectation of a return
a chocolate cake was my donation to the office party
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Recent Examples of donation
The other donation funded the defense of a doctor, Meryl Nass, in a disciplinary case brought by a Maine medical board.
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Brandy Zadrozny, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
The big picture: The Harris campaign hasn't spent a lot of time in Illinois, mainly relying on surrogate Gov. JB Pritzker to drum up support among Democrats, including a $5 million donation to the Vice President's campaign, the New York Times reported.
—Carrie Shepherd, Axios, 5 Nov. 2024
These late donations are pretty consistent with the candidates’ disparity in fundraising throughout the campaign, noted Jennifer Nicoll Victor, a professor of political science at George Mason University.
—Zach Everson, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Rogan's claim not only supports the Republican talking point, but also correlates to campaign donations by Google employees, which owns YouTube, to the Harris campaign, according to Quiver Quantitative.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
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Brandy Zadrozny, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
The big picture: The Harris campaign hasn't spent a lot of time in Illinois, mainly relying on surrogate Gov. JB Pritzker to drum up support among Democrats, including a $5 million donation to the Vice President's campaign, the New York Times reported.
—Carrie Shepherd, Axios, 5 Nov. 2024
These late donations are pretty consistent with the candidates’ disparity in fundraising throughout the campaign, noted Jennifer Nicoll Victor, a professor of political science at George Mason University.
—Zach Everson, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Rogan's claim not only supports the Republican talking point, but also correlates to campaign donations by Google employees, which owns YouTube, to the Harris campaign, according to Quiver Quantitative.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for donation
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The contribution from him was small but encouraging: a baby hook with the left hand, a good help read to block a shot before the third-quarter buzzer, a pair of boards.Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 15 Nov. 2024
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Matching that money with contributions of their own, the state and city negotiated a transfer of seven miles of 82nd Avenue from the Oregon DOT to Portland.David Zipper, Vox, 13 Nov. 2024
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Whether shoppers are searching for practical gifts or looking to splurge a little, the year’s sales present a prime opportunity to shop and save.Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 13 Nov. 2024
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Enacted by former President Donald Trump, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, or TCJA, brought sweeping changes for individuals, including lower tax brackets, higher standard deductions, a more generous child tax credit and a bigger estate and gift tax exemption, among others.Kate Dore, CFP®, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2024
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Perhaps earmark some of those funds for a reissue of the Beastie Boys’ third album, Ill Communication, which is out now in a massive presentation across three 180g LPs with lenticular cover art and 12 bonus cuts and remixes, all stored in a hard slipcase.Jason Pettigrew, SPIN, 21 Nov. 2024
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The parade will be broadcast live on NBC, with an encore presentation at 2 p.m. Is there a live stream of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade?Chad Murphy, The Enquirer, 20 Nov. 2024
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The cartographic canvases on display are local histories in which the past is overlaid on a geographic present, their tangle of colored lines resembling some cross between a subway map, a conspiracy board, and a family tree of our ancestors.Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2024
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At present, the Colorado Commission on Judicial Discipline has the power to privately discipline a judge independently.Chris Forsyth, The Denver Post, 31 Oct. 2024
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“Donation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/donation. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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